The Essentials

Product definitions are at the core of PEPartnership's procedures. These values along with the guest's shopping history are used to determine what products will appear on the shopping list for each pantry cycle. For example, all-purpose cleaner will not be printed on a shopping list for a household with 5 members which just received a bottle 2 weeks ago, because it has a duration of 34 days (see table A - Essential Product Definitions). Let's say, however, one of the household members is an infant, and they also received diapers during the same visit. Since the duration for a package of diapers is only 10 days, they can still get diapers on their current visit.

The list in table A is for the entire alliance, but each pantry can choose which products they wish to carry. In an area with several alliance pantries, it's possible for a guest to shop at one pantry for baby products, then go to another for laundry soap. It's up to each organization to keep what they feel is necessary (or affordable) on their shelves. This table is updated constantly in real-time.

table A - Essential Product Definitions

Product Age Group Gender Portion Amount Duration in Days by Household Size Carried By 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13+ PEPA CMC PEPSt PEPI GNPEP GEPEP PEPM EPEP adult diapers teen_adult Both personal 15 ct 28 28 28 28 28 28 28     air freshener all Both shared 3 ct 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 all-purpose cleaner all Both shared 16 oz 40 37 34 31 28 25 21     out baby lotion infant Both shared 15 oz 28 25 22 19 16 13 10                 baby lotion (hypo) youth_teen_adult Both shared 15 oz 90 80 70 60 50 40 30                 baby powder infant Both shared 15 oz 45 40 35 30 25 20 15                 baby powder (hypo) youth_teen_adult Both shared 15 oz 90 80 70 60 50 40 30                 baby shampoo infant Both shared 15 oz 45 40 35 30 25 20 15                 baby shampoo (hypo) youth_teen_adult Both shared 15 oz 60 52 44 36 28 20 12                 baby wipes infant Both personal 80 ct 20 20 20 20 20 20 20       band-aids all Both shared 10 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 out         bath towels all Both personal 1 ct 180 180 180 180 180 180 180                 bleach all Both shared 128 oz 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 bleach wipes all Both shared 50 ct 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 body powder (adult) teen_adult Both shared 12 oz 90 80 70 60 50 40 30                 broom all Both shared 1 ct 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 brush all Both personal 1 ct 365 365 365 365 365 365 365                 comb all Both personal 1 ct 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 out             conditioner youth_teen_adult Both shared 15 oz 60 52 44 36 28 20 12   out       cotton balls all Both shared 5 oz 180 170 160 150 140 130 120               COVID-19 mask all Both personal 1 ct 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 out           dental floss all Both shared 50 yd 120 105 90 75 60 45 30         deodorant (man's) teen_adult Male personal 1 ct 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 deodorant (woman's) teen_adult Female personal 2 oz 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 diaper ointment (coconut oil) infant Both shared 10 oz 120 105 90 75 60 45 30                 diaper rash ointment all Both shared 4 oz 45 40 35 30 25 20 15                 diapers / pull-ups infant Both personal 25 ct 10 10 10 10 10 10 10       dish soap all Both shared 12 oz 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 out out dishwasher detergent all Both shared 30 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10                 douche all Both personal 1 ct 28 28 28 28 28 28 28                 emery board all Both personal 1 ct 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 out             epsom salt all Both shared 16 oz 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 fabric softener all Both shared 50 sheets 90 81 72 63 54 45 36               first aid ointment all Both shared 2 oz 180 160 140 120 100 80 60                 furniture polish all Both shared 16 oz 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 garbage bags all Both shared 10 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10           glass cleaner all Both shared 16 oz 90 80 70 60 50 40 30                 grocery voucher all Both shared 1 ct 28 28 28 28 28 28 28               hair pick all Both personal 1 ct 365 365 365 365 365 365 365                 hand sanitizer all Both shared 8 oz 28 25 22 19 16 13 10     out         incontinence pads teen_adult Both personal 15 ct 10 10 10 10 10 10 10     kleenex all Both shared 100 sheets 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 out         laundry soap all Both shared 32 loads 28 25 22 19 16 13 10   lip balm all Both personal 4 g 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 out           liquid hand soap all Both shared 10 oz 60 55 50 45 40 35 30             mop all Both shared 1 ct 180 180 180 180 180 180 180                 mop bucket all Both shared 1 ct 360 360 360 360 360 360 360                 mouthwash all Both shared 16 oz 90 85 80 75 70 65 60                 nail clipper all Both shared 1 ct 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 out               oven cleaner all Both shared 15 oz 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 pantiliners teen_adult Female personal 10 ct 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 out     paper towels all Both shared 1 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 out     out plastic wrap all Both shared 100 sq ft 90 85 80 75 70 65 60                 Q-tips all Both shared 40 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 out           razor (man's) teen_adult Male personal 1 ct 20 20 20 20 20 20 20   razor (woman's) teen_adult Female personal 1 ct 20 20 20 20 20 20 20     rubber gloves all Both personal 1 ct 60 60 60 60 60 60 60                 sanitary pads teen_adult Female personal 10 ct 24 24 24 24 24 24 24   out scotch pads all Both shared 3 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10                 scouring cleanser all Both shared 18 oz 90 80 70 60 50 40 30                 shampoo youth_teen_adult Both shared 15 oz 60 52 44 36 28 20 12 shaving cream teen_adult Both shared 7 oz 45 40 35 30 25 20 15           shower cap all Both personal 1 ct 60 60 60 60 60 60 60                 shower curtain all Both shared 1 ct 360 350 340 330 320 310 300                 skin lotion teen_adult Both shared 12 oz 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 out   out       soap all Both shared 4 oz 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 soap (hypo) all Both shared 4 oz 28 25 22 19 16 13 10                 sponge all Both shared 3 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10                 steel wool all Both shared 3 ct 28 25 22 19 16 13 10                 sunscreen all Both shared 8 oz 50 45 40 35 30 25 20               tampons teen_adult Female personal 10 ct 24 24 24 24 24 24 24     toilet bowl cleaner all Both shared 8 oz 180 170 160 150 140 130 120                 toilet paper all Both personal 1 ct 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 toothbrush (adult) teen_adult Both personal 1 ct 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 toothbrush (child's) inf_youth Both personal 1 ct 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 toothpaste all Both shared 6 oz 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 vaseline all Both shared 2 oz 30 27 24 21 18 15 12                 youth diaper youth Both personal 15 ct 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 out